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Song List - Wedding Ceremony Music


These are classical selections frequently used in weddings, but you are welcome to use any song from my All Songs list for any part of your wedding ceremony!  Also, at the bottom of the page I've included a few sample ceremony programs of music that could give you an idea of how to put together the different options. (Click on each song to hear a version on Youtube that is similar to the one I play.)  

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PRELUDES
Air from Water Music  - (Handel)
Air On The G String   - (Bach)
Ave Verum (Jesu, Word Of God Incarnate)  - (Mozart)
Caro Mio Ben - (Giordani)
Cavalleria Rusticana  - (Mascagni)
Clair de Lune - (Debussy)
Largo from Piano Concerto in F minor  - (Bach)
Gabriel's Oboe - (Morricone)
Laudate Dominum  - (Mozart)
Meditation  - (Jules Massenet)
Nocturne in E-flat Minor - (Chopin)
Pavane  - (Faure)
"Raindrop" Prelude - (Chopin)
Salut D'Amour - (Elgar)
Sheep May Safely Graze  - (Bach)
Sonata Pathetique 2nd Movement - (Beethoven)
Winter  - (Vivaldi)
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​PROCESSIONALS​
​Bridal Chorus From "Lohengrin" - (Wagner)
Canon In D  - (Pachelbel)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring  - (Bach)
Largo from Xerxes  - (Handel)
Trumpet Tune  - (Purcell)
Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music - (Hammerstein/Rogers)


​INTERLUDES
​​Ave Maria  - (Bach) 
Ave Maria  - (Schubert)
Bist Du Bei Mir  (You Are With Me), (Bach)
Dance Of The Spirits -  (Gluck)
Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee (Song Of Ruth) -  (Gounod)
The Lord's Prayer - (Albert Hay Malotte)
Panis Angelicus - (Franck)
Where E'er You Walk  - (Handel)
Wedding Prayer -  (Fern Glasgow Dunlap)
​RECESSIONALS
​Allegro Maestoso or Hornpipe, from Water Music -  (Handel)
Highland Cathedral -  (Korb and Roever)
Minuet from String Quartet  - (Bocherini)
My Heart Ever Faithful -  (Bach)
Ode To Joy  - (Beethoven)
Rondeau  - (Mouret)
Spring  - (Vivaldi)
Trumpet Voluntary -  (Jeremiah Clarke)
Wedding March (Bridal Chorus) -  (Mendelssohn)

Samples of Wedding Ceremony Music Program

Sometimes when choosing the music for your wedding it is overwhelming. Figuring out your personal style is an important first step. Here are a few sample wedding ceremony music programs that show some different styles. This is your day to choose music that fits you!
​Traditional Wedding Ceremony #1
Preludes: Sheep May Safely Graze, Winter, Cavalleria Rusticana, Canon in D, Air on a G String, Ave Maria
​Wedding Party Processional: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, by Bach
Bride Processional: Bridal Chorus, by Wagner
Recessional: Allegro Maestoso, also called Hornpipe, by Handel
Contemporary Wedding Ceremony #1
Preludes:
I'll Stand By You, Love Story, How Long Will I Love You
Wedding Party Processional: From This Moment On
Bride Processional: River Flows in You, by Yiruma
Recessional: Everything, by Michael Buble​
​Traditional Wedding Ceremony #2
Preludes: Laudate Dominum, Meditation, Gabriel's Oboe, Largo in F, Clair de Lune, Chopin Nocture in E-flat
​Wedding Party Processional: Canon in D, by Pachelbel
Bride Processional: Cavalleria Rusticana, by Muscagni
Recessional: Wedding March, by Mendelssohn
​Contemporary Wedding Ceremony #2
Preludes: To Make You Feel My Love, All of Me, You Raise Me Up
Wedding Party Processional: Can't Help Falling in Love
Bride Processional: A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
Recessional: Don't Stop Believing, by Journey
​Personalized Wedding Ceremony #1
Preludes: A mixture of love songs, including movies and musicals
Wedding Party Processional: Can You Feel The Love Tonight, from The Lion King
Bride Processional: All I Ask Of You - from The Phantom of the Opera
Recessional: Seasons of Love, from Rent

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